Hours

School: 7:45-2:15 Office: 7:00-3:30

Lunch & Recess Schedule

A complete school lunch is available for $2.50. Milk can be purchased for $0.45. An adult lunch is $3.85. Adults are welcome any day to join students for lunch. Please call the main office at 763-497-8025 before 9:00 a.m. if you wish to purchase an adult lunch. Second entrees/sides for 4thgraders are available for an additional cost. Parents are encouraged to discuss the purchase of “seconds” with their children. Payment for school lunches can be done online through the Food & Nutrition link on our school's site.

Recess

Lunch

1st Grade

10:30-10:55

10:55-11:20

4th Grade

11:00-11:25

11:25-11:50

3rd Grade

11:30-11:55

11:55-12:20

2nd Grade

11:55-12:20

12:20-12:45

Weather permitting, students will go outside. Students are expected to dress appropriately for each season. Parents are encouraged to check the weather and monitor students' dress.

Visitors

Access: Door A is the only door that visitors may access.Parents: Parents who bring their child to school must sign in at the office and obtain a visitor's pass.Volunteers: All parents and volunteers must sign in and get a visitor's pass after 7:30 a.m.

Volunteers

All new and prospective volunteers and chaperones require a background check. To complete your background check, click here to visit the District Volunteer webpage. Parents and other volunteers will only need to complete one background check for the entire time their children are enrolled in the district. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office at 497-8025.

Absences

If your child is ill or will be absent from school, please call our attendance voicemail at (763)497-8025 before 7:30 a.m. (This is open 24 hours a day.) If you have not called the school and your child is absent, the school will attempt to call you to verify your child's absence.

Transportation

Bussing: With student safety in mind, Big Woods was designed with a separate bussing area. All students who ride the bus will be picked up and dropped off near Door D, which is located on the west side of the school. The road leading to the bus lot is restricted to "bus only" traffic from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

When students arrive at school, they will be instructed to enter the building using Door D. All students arriving before 7:30 will be supervised in the neighborhood hallways.

Parent Transportation: Parents who drive their children to and/or from school may drop them off or pick them up in front of the school on the east side. Parents may access the school from Frankfort Parkway, and their children may use Door A. Students should not arrive at school before 7:20 a.m. or be picked up later than 2:15 p.m.

Bicyclist and Walkers: Students who bike or walk may also use Door A. A bike rack is located near the front of the building. To ensure safety, bikers and walkers will not be allowed to use the bus road.

A Crossing Guard will be on duty from 7:20-7:40 a.m. and from 2:15-2:30 p.m. She/he will be stationed at Frankfort Parkway in front of Big Woods Elementary. When students arrive at school, they will enter the building using Door A. All students arriving before 7:30 will be supervised in the neighborhood hallways. Students should not arrive at school before 7:20 a.m. or be picked up no later than 2:15 p.m.

Emergency Closing

School closing information will be announced on radio stations WCCO AM 830, KRWC AM 1360 (Buffalo) and television channels 4, 5, and 11. On mornings of inclement weather, you may call the office for a school closing message.Parents may also subscribe to the District 885 SchoolView to receive emails and telephone calls for late starts, early dismissals, and school closings. Subscribe at www.stma.k12.mn.us - SchoolView.

The mission of District 885 is to provide a safe educational environment where students are encouraged to develop lifelong learning skills which nurture positive attitudes and self-worth. Located thirty minutes west of Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving St. Michael, Albertville, and surrounding communities.